I am reminded of Foucault's referencing of Borges' fictional Chinese encyclopedia, Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. Which divides animals into 14 cat

I am reminded of Foucault's referencing of Borges' fictional Chinese encyclopedia, Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. Which divides animals into 14 categories: Those that belong to the emperor Embalmed ones Those that are trained Sucking pigs Mermaids (or Sirens) Fabulous ones Stray dogs Those that are included in this classification Those that tremble as if they were mad Innumerable ones Those drawn with a very fine camel hair brush Et cetera Those that have just broken the flower vase Those that, at a distance, resemble flies I think people have realized for some time that all efforts at cataloging carry the baggage of ethnocentrism and cultural biases. PS I am agreeing with danielvf.